Today, Wednesday, the White House published a picture of US President Donald Trump on its page on the “X” website, saying, “Trump is still your president.”
The White House accompanied the photo with a comment: “Thank you for your interest in this matter.”
This comes after the Democrats seized control of the US Congress in the midterm elections, in a severe defeat for the Republicans that would place various obstacles before Donald Trump in the last two years of his presidential term.
By winning the majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate, Democrats have the upper hand in disrupting Trump's legislative agenda and rejecting his appointments to the government or the judiciary.
The results reflect overwhelming popular anger at the cost of living, customs duties, and the war on Iran, which caused the prices of oil derivatives to soar, causing the president’s approval ratings to fall to their lowest levels.
"I feel like I'm going to cry right now," said Kathy Jackaway, who was celebrating in Texas the victory of Democrat James Tallarico as a senator. This is amazing. "We can take back our country."
After the results began to emerge, Trump adopted a conciliatory tone. He told the New York Times: “I am completely prepared to accept these results.” We will work with the Democrats, and we look forward, as you know, to cooperating with them. "We will most likely reach understandings."
He told Fox News about the Democrats that they did “well.” He pointed out that the result was “partly” caused by the war with Iran.
US President Donald Trump isolated himself in his private residence inside the White House, with the results of the midterm elections coming in late Tuesday evening, which constituted a harsh and humiliating judgment on the performance of his administration during the past two years in power, according to the Independent newspaper.
The Democrats were able to tighten their control over the Senate and the House of Representatives, after voters in a number of conservative strongholds turned their backs on the Republican Party, to which Trump belongs. This shift reached the state of Texas, which turned blue, the symbol of the Democratic Party, after decades of Republican dominance.
A source close to the president was quoted as saying that Trump had remained silent by eleven o'clock at night, after he became very angry about the "blue wave" that swept Republican strongholds.
The source said, describing his condition: “He is watching Fox News without saying a word, and he has been paralyzed by excessive silence.”
Meanwhile, Trump took to social media to blame the news network, accusing it of giving his opponents too much space to appear on air.
Trump's first reaction to the results was to hold the Republican candidates themselves responsible for the defeat, before he posted a picture of a red hat similar to the hats bearing his campaign slogan, "Make America Great Again" (MAGA), with the word "VETO" written on it, which means "veto" or "veto."
Describing the atmosphere that prevailed in the White House as the results emerged, a senior official said: “The situation in the residence is very bleak,” while the president’s senior advisors and allies were gathering in the “East Hall” to follow the election results.
The official added, in an expression of the state of frustration that prevailed in the place: “It is a bleak scene.”
The Democrats achieved a landslide victory in the US midterm elections, after seizing seats that had long been under Republican control, and obtaining a majority in both chambers of Congress, at a time when voters expressed their rejection of President Donald Trump’s policies through the ballot boxes, according to The Guardian newspaper.
In unexpected results, Democrats were able to defeat Republican candidates currently holding positions in Senate races in states that are historically conservative strongholds, namely Iowa, Kansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas.
Although opinion polls indicated a Democratic lead in the close electoral races, they did not anticipate the large size of this victory. The results reflected voters' dissatisfaction with Trump's presidential performance, especially with regard to the high cost of living.
Despite his repeated calls for voters to vote as if his name were still on the ballot, Trump refused to consider the results as a reaction to his presidency, stressing that he would have won by a “big margin” if he had been a candidate in the elections.
The following are the most important points extracted from the election results:
1. A “blue wave” gives Democrats control of Congress
The Democrats succeeded in achieving the “blue wave” they had hoped for, after they seized seven seats in the Senate and more than twenty seats in the House of Representatives, in addition to increasing the number of state governors belonging to the Democratic Party.
Shortly after polls closed, Democrats achieved a series of victories in widely watched Senate races. Before midnight, the Associated Press announced that the Democratic Party had obtained a majority in the Senate, before seizing control of the House of Representatives less than two hours later.
Thanks to their control of both chambers of Congress, Democrats have the necessary powers to confront Trump's political and legislative agenda.
2. Trump withdraws from calls to vote as if he were a candidate
In the wake of the heavy losses suffered by Republicans, Trump stressed that he “was not on the ballot,” claiming that he “would have won in a landslide” if he had run in the elections himself, in a position that contradicts his previous calls for voters to vote as if he were actually a candidate.
3. Democrats achieve results that exceed opinion poll expectations
Before the elections were held, opinion polls suggested that the Democrats would win the majority in the House of Representatives, with the possibility that they would also control the Senate, after they showed a slight lead for Democratic Party candidates over their Republican rivals in a number of competitive races for Senate seats.
4. Defeats for candidates chosen by Trump and supported personally
In another indication of declining support for Trump among voters, a number of candidates personally chosen by the US President to run in key election races lost to their rivals from the Democratic Party.
5. Trump congratulates the Democrats and acknowledges the influence of Iran and fuel prices
During Tuesday evening, Trump made statements to a number of American media outlets, characterized by a conciliatory tone, in which he acknowledged that the Democrats had done a “good job.”
6. Abd al-Rahman al-Sayyid becomes the first Muslim to be elected to the Senate.
Abdul Rahman Al-Sayyed achieved victory in the US Senate elections for the state of Michigan, becoming the first Muslim to be elected to the Senate, after a competition that was among the most close electoral races.
